Hi, I'm Nico
BSc Computer Science Student at Vancouver Island University | Student Founder
BSc Computer Science Student at Vancouver Island University | Student Founder
CS student, builder, and aspiring founder focused on creating products people actually use.
Computer Science student at Vancouver Island University, I care most about user experience, trust, and long-term retention. I enjoy building systems where small design decisions compound over time, especially in social and AI-driven products.
Full-stack web development with React, Next.js, and Firebase, with a focus on integrating AI models like OpenAI GPT and Google Gemini into real products. Comfortable working across the entire stack — from designing responsive frontends to building serverless backends, managing databases, and deploying to production.
Founder of Looply, an AI-powered web app that helps creators and builders plan content strategies and scope out their product ideas. Instead of generic chatbots, Looply uses structured workflows powered by OpenAI and Gemini to guide users step by step — remembering their goals, niche, and progress across sessions. Built from the ground up with React, Firebase, and serverless architecture, and currently preparing for launch.
Real products and course projects I've built and shipped.
Personal web resume with responsive design and smooth animations. Built from scratch.
Experimental Python AI assistant built while exploring supervised vs. unsupervised learning in AI/ML concepts during summer 2025.
Course project demonstrating foundational web development skills using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Completed Spring 2025 at VIU.
Storytelling-based website showcasing Vancouver through photography, editing techniques, and responsive web design. Completed Fall 2025 at VIU.
A first year course in computer science. Topics include structured programming, top-down program design, procedures, recursion, and an introduction to dynamic data structures. Completed Fall 2025 at VIU.
Topics include an introduction to objects, classes, object-oriented programming techniques (encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism), dynamic data structures (dynamic arrays, linked lists and trees), and abstract data types (stacks, queues and dictionaries). Currently enrolled. More details coming soon.
An introduction to applied and theoretical topics, designed to develop an understanding of key concepts in computer science. Topics include digital logic, programming language paradigms including logic and functional programming, computer organization and architecture, system software, software engineering principles, and theory of computation. Currently enrolled. More details coming soon..
Last updated Feb 19, 2026
Short posts on what I'm learning, building, and figuring out.
Tech I Use
React
Next.js
JavaScript
TypeScript
HTML5
CSS3
Node.js
Python
C++
Firebase
MongoDB
Git
GitHub
Linux
Vite
Vercel
OpenAI
Anthropic
Gemini
Short-form travel clips I use to explore storytelling, perspective, and creativity outside of code.
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When I'm not coding, I'm exploring new cultures, cuisines, and perspectives. Travel fuels my creativity and broadens how I approach problem-solving in tech.
Capturing moments and sharing travel experiences on social media. Every trip becomes content that connects and inspires others.
Japan for tech culture, Switzerland for nature, and Silicon Valley to connect with the startup ecosystem. Building a global perspective one trip at a time.
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